最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇MP3 Unit5-Part5

 

[00:00.00]Consistent with Yip Sang’s devotion

[00:02.83]to growth and improvement,

[00:04.59]he promoted and fostered education.

[00:06.78]Not only did he found

[00:10.06]the Ok Kuo Night School,

[00:12.46]he also served as its principal

[00:15.09]for over ten years.

[00:17.17]His children went to public school,

[00:19.47]but they also received schooling¹ a

[00:21.87]t home from tutors hired

[00:23.73]from Hong Kong to teach them Chinese.

[00:26.47]Yip Sang took great pleasure

[00:29.20]in quizzing his offspring

[00:30.84]about their lessons.

[00:32.38]His philosophy was that

[00:35.22]by moderating the children’s

[00:37.08]Canadian education with fundamental Chinese,

[00:39.81]the equation would result in

[00:42.33]wellrounded, responsible citizens.

[00:44.74]As a keen advocate of education

[00:48.68]in Canada, Yip Sang also sponsored

[00:51.63]education abroad in China.

[00:54.03]The lingnan University

[00:57.43]and Toishan Middle School

[00:59.72]in his hometown of Canton were

[01:01.59]established  with his help.

[01:04.32]Throughout his life, he maintained

[01:07.82]an active role in Vancouver’s Chinatown.

[01:11.21]He was one of eleven men,

[01:13.51]his contemporaries, who founded

[01:16.25]the Chinese Benevolent² Association,

[01:18.22]one component³ of which

[01:20.84]looked after the ill,

[01:22.27]elderly or destitute⁴ Chinese

[01:23.90]in the absence of their families.

[01:26.20]When he died at the age of 82,

[01:29.05]Yip Sang was not only one

[01:32.22]of the wealthiest merchants

[01:33.75]in Vancouver, he was also considered

[01:35.94]a pillar of the community.

[01:37.36]Yip Sang’s descendants continue to

[01:41.63]honour his values and remain

[01:43.16]active in the Vancouver Community.

1 schooling   

n.教育；正规学校教育

参考例句：

• A child's access to schooling varies greatly from area to area.孩子获得学校教育的机会因地区不同而大相径庭。
• Backward children need a special kind of schooling.天赋差的孩子需要特殊的教育。

2 benevolent   

adj.仁慈的，乐善好施的

参考例句：

• His benevolent nature prevented him from refusing any beggar who accosted him.他乐善好施的本性使他不会拒绝走上前向他行乞的任何一个乞丐。
• He was a benevolent old man and he wouldn't hurt a fly.他是一个仁慈的老人，连只苍蝇都不愿伤害。

3 component   

n.组成部分，成分，元件；adj.组成的，合成的

参考例句：

• Each component is carefully checked before assembly.每个零件在装配前都经过仔细检查。
• Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife.刀身和刀柄是一把刀的组成部分。

4 destitute   

adj.缺乏的；穷困的

参考例句：

• They were destitute of necessaries of life.他们缺少生活必需品。
• They are destitute of common sense.他们缺乏常识。